Serge Gainsbourg - Jane Birkin ~ Serge Gainsbourg

 

Year : 1969

Label : Fontana
Genre : Rock
Style : Pop

A high-point album in the Serge Gainsbourg's discography featuring his wife Jane Birkin including songs sung by Jane, Serge or both. "Jane Birkin/Serge Gainsbourg" is an iconic baroque pop album recorded at the prestigious Chappell & Fontana studios in London at the end of 1968, and also his most famous work outside France. Titles includes his first massive hit, the sexual anthem "Je T'Aime... Moi Non Plus", "Jane B" (based on the prélude n°4 op.28 by Chopin), new versions of french pop classics "L' Anamour"(originally written for french songstress Françoise Hardy), "Sous Le Soleil Exactement" (sings by Anna Karina in 1967) and  "Les Sucettes" (written for France Gall in 1966). All tracks composed by Serge Gainsbourg, arranged by Arthur Greensdale & Michel Colombier.                                                             

Serge Gainsbourg - Initials B.B.

Year : 1968

Label : Philips

Genre : Rock
Style : Pop

"Initials B.B." introduces a new era in the Serge Gainsbourg's musical career, definitely leaving the Jazz for Pop music, who he has previously explored, composing for several French YéYé entertainers. This album brings together various songs recorded in London from 1965 to 1968, including studio recordings from Fontana ("Docteur Jekyll Et Monsieur Hyde", "Shu Ba Du Ba Loo Ba", "Qui Est In Qui Est Out" & "Marilu") and Chappell ("Bloody Jack", "Initials B.B.", "Black And White" & "Ford Mustang"). The famous Gainsbourg's anthem "Initials B.B." dedicated to iconic Brigitte Bardot (nickname of Brigitte Bardot) echoes to the arrangements of the Dvorak's "Symphony No. 9 From the New World". "Bonnie And Clyde" featuring Brigitte Bardot on vocals was sampled by French rapper MC Solaar on "Nouveau Western" in 1994. All tracks composed by Serge Gainsbourg, arranged by David Whitaker, Michel Colombier and

Arthur Greenslade.